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Congratulations WGI Regional Champions!

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Carmel World Guard, congratulations on receiving first place in the Scholastic World class at the 2013 WGI Indianapolis Color Guard Regional!

 

 

 

 

The Carmel World Guard and “A” guard had a great weekend at the WGI Indianapolis Regional. The “A” guard placed 6th in their Scholastic A round on Saturday. This great and talented group of girls had a blast watching Finals on Sunday at Warren Central H.S. and were very excited to get in front of a WGI audience for the first time!

The Carmel World Guard dominated the Scholastic World competition this weekend, taking 1st place in both Prelims and Finals, and scoring an impressive 7+ points higher than any other high school guard in the competition. This group of girls has been working so hard for months now and all their training and hard work is paying off!! They are achieving at the highest level.  Many of the audience members and fans of our group can’t stop talking about how talented the girls are and how entertaining and fresh this very technically demanding show — “Full Spectrum” — is proving to be for this year’s team.

We still have 6 weeks until WGI World Championships and competition with other Scholastic groups from all over the country, including the defending Scholastic World Champion: Flanagan H.S. from Florida. We go back to work on Tuesday, putting finishing touches on the show, working changes, cleaning the program, and working on elevating performance levels.

The World Guard had a special guest in the audience this Sunday at WGI Regional Finals: Mr. John Williams, principal of Carmel H.S., who came out to watch the girls compete and show his never-ending support of our program. He was very impressed and proud of the dedication and passion the girls show on and off the floor in representing Carmel H.S.!

Our next competition for World Guard & “A” Guard is IHSCGA State Prelims on March 9th at Decatur Central H.S.

For more information about scoring, go to:  http://www.wgi.org/event-scores/2013-Color-Guard-Scores.html

 

 

Congratulations 2012 BOA Grand National Champions

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CHS Marching Band Wins Second National Championship

Published : Monday, 12 Nov 2012, 4:25 PM EST

CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) – The Carmel High School Marching Band placed first in the Bands of America Grand Nationals Championship on Saturday. As the 2012 BOA Champions, the Greyhounds will be invited to march in the 2014 Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, CA.

Carmel High School won its first BOA championship in 2005. Carmel also won music awards in 2008 and 2011. This year, the marching band also won the Music Caption Award. Additionally, they won the Indiana State School Music Association’s state championship on November 3.

Marching Band Director Chris Kreke said, “The placings and trophies that we received Saturday night are just a material reflection of the incredible work that these students did for nearly six months. This activity provides so many more valuable life lessons beyond simply playing the notes and moving around a football field. Watching 222 teens working as a single unit toward a goal of excellence for nearly six months was the experience of a lifetime.”

The 2012 BOA Grand Nationals Championship was held at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday.

Taste of the Trucks – September 26th 5-8pm

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Carmel, IN – Many of Indy’s favorite food trucks will be coming to Carmel on Friday, October 14 from 5-8pm, as part of the Carmel High School Marching Band’s annual Community Night. The event will be held at the CHS Football Stadium on 136th Street in the west parking lot, and will include family-friendly activities including a bounce house, games, and annual Cow Chip Bingo contest. There will also be a performance by the award-winning Carmel Marching Greyhounds at 8pm.

“Foodie” favorites like West Coast Tacos, NYSlice, Scratch, Hoosier Fat Daddy, Neighborhood Pizza, Mable on the Move, and Fat Sammies will be participating in the Taste of the Trucks Carmel. Proceeds will benefit the CHS Marching Greyhounds trip to the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Entry to the Taste of the Trucks area will be $5.00 per person at the event, with kids 12 and under admitted for free.

“Community Night is a season highlight for the Marching Band kids,” said Richard Saucedo, Director of the Carmel Marching Greyhounds. “It is their first opportunity to perform the full competition program for their families, friends and neighbors. The kids always pull out all the stops for this night, and they never disappoint.”

The Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds were ISSMA State Champions in 1991, 2001, and 2002. In Bands of America Competitions throughout the years, the Marching Greyhounds have won numerous awards, including: BOA National Class AAA Champion in 2001; National Finalist every year since 1996; 2005 BOA National Champion; and Regional Champion at Toledo, St. Louis, Oxford, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Louisville, and Kettering, Ohio Regional Competitions.

The Carmel High School Marching Greyhounds were invited to perform in the 2004 London New Year’s Parade in London, England. In 2007, the Carmel Marching Band was invited to play on the USS Missouri with Hawaii’s Royal Band.

Please contact Jennifer Riley Simone at publicity@carmelbands.org or 860-670-6595 for more information.

 

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From Mr. Saucedo

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Five Leadership Traits that we hope to instill in all members of the Carmel High School Marching Band:

#1: Carmel student leaders must lead by example.

In any good team or ensemble, leaders must be great examples and even role models. Great student leaders walk their talk and lead by example more so than they do with words. Great student leaders also understand that part of their job is to help produce positive momentum within the group.

#2: Carmel student leaders must have integrity and believability.

Students tend to follow a person they can trust, who is consistent in all situations, and who is not a hypocrite.  Student leaders with integrity do what they say they’re going to do, no matter how busy they are at the time.

#3: Carmel student leaders work together to develop a culture of excellence.

Our good friend and motivational speaker, Scott Lang is known to constantly preach that “The MORE you GIVE, The MORE you GET”. Student leaders work to create a paradigm that is exciting and dynamic, while the emphasis is always on excellence. The Carmel Marching Band must stand for something that is extraordinary enough that the feelings the members get from belonging can’t be duplicated anywhere else.

#4: Carmel student leaders must be willing to work hard and realize that their role is a position of service.

Simply put, Carmel student leaders know that their role is to serve others and they are okay with the fact that being a student leader is often a thankless job.

#5: Carmel student leaders must have a vision, mission and purpose.

Carmel student leaders should have a realistic, yet forward thinking mission statement and work to develop the “buy-in” from the remainder of the group. All life journeys require negotiating your way through obstacles, and followers want to know that there are people they can count on to get them through the tough situations.

 

CARMEL BANDS: CONTINUING TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE AS A LIFESTYLE!

 

From Mr. Saucedo (with thanks to Scott Rush at Wando High School for his insight into leadership)…

 

2010 Nationals

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Marching 2010

Once upon a time, I used to live in Paris. There I had the privilege to meet the famous French photographer Robert Doisneau at an exhibit of his work. His most famous photograph, Kiss by the Hotel de Ville, is a good representation of his photography style. I asked him what he saw in a photograph and his answer surprised me. He said: “Je ne vois pas de photo. Je vois des moments!”, or in English: “I do not see photos — I see moments!”

That’s what I see when I look at the ‘Carmel Marching Greyhounds’:  moments of determination and fun, moments of concentration and sharing, of coaching and learning, of listening and playing, of competing and reflecting, or winning and losing — and starting all over again.  Moments of amazing young men and women and their supportive parents and dedicated directors and coaches and staff — all working together to create magical moments that are such a special part of the growing-up years.

And so, my goal is to aim my camera at those moments, to freeze those experiences, and to put them in a little ‘memory box’ called this blog, where you can take them out, look them over, and enjoy them for the first time — or all over again.

Doug Pileri